Ready to serve
Newly sworn members of the Sweet Home City Council are, from left, Bob McIntire, Eric Markell, Craig Fentiman…
Meet 2007 Rodeo Court Candidate Cat Rodriguez
Ecaterina “Cat” Rodriguez is among five candidates running for Sweet Home Rodeo queen. Rodriguez, 18, is the daughter…
Big Water
Water pours out of Ames Creek into the South Santiam River Saturday as a result of rains that…
Mida Wallace
Sept. 15, 1922 – Dec. 31, 2006 Mida Wallace, 84, of Albany died Dec. 31, 2006. She was…
Erwin Byerley
May 20, 1933-Jan. 2, 2007 Erwin Lamont (Monty) Byerley, 73, died Jan. 2, 2007 . He was born…
Lois N. Stenberg
April 21, 1919 – Jan. 2, 2007 Lois N. Stenberg. 87, died Jan. 2, 2007 at Brookstone Alzheimer’s…
Where was chamber manger?
Editor: When I first moved to the town of Sweet Home I was so proud to see a…
Powerful thanks
Editor: A BIG thank you from Consumers Power to our customers who sent us thank you cards and…
Oath of office rings hollow
Editor: My husband and I attended a “Special City Council” meeting with a friend. It was where the…
Council must make its choice
Editor: Regarding Kim Lawrence (Jan. 3), methinks she doth protest too much. Whether on the factory production line,…
In hindsight, Ford better than we thought
President Gerald Ford, who died Dec. 27, is known as the man who pardoned Richard Nixon. Unfortunately, we’ve…
Police in touch with community
Editor: We have lived here for over a year now and I have a story that I need…
Husky swimmers win boys and girls competitions at Junction City
Weeks of work are paying off for Sweet Home’s swimmers. The Huskies, who are one of the few…
During the cold winter, this hunter turns to … taxidermy
I would like to wish my all my readers a happy new year. 2007 is here and with…
Husky girls barely edged by Philomath
Sweet Home’s girls basketball team has played a grueling pre-league schedule, every game against a tough opponent. The…
Wrestlers flatten Philomath, go 1-2 at Roseburg duals
Sweet Home’s wrestlers, in their first home match in weeks, put on a show Thursday for the home…
Mat Club qualifiers
Nineteen Mat Club wrestlers attended Oregon Classic Qualifying tournaments last weekend at Redmond, Newberg and Coos Bay. Ten…
Coach: Huskies’ win against Philomath ‘huge’
The Husky boys basketball team brought down one of the top powerhouses in the state when they beat…
Cheer winners
The Husky competition cheer squad took first place in the 4A division in the Clackamas Invitational Saturday. “They…
Emmerts to mark 50th anniversary
Cal and Bev Emmert of 43574 Wiley Creek Dr. will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception…
Meet 2007 Rodeo Court Candidate Brandy Young
Brandy G. Young is one of five candidates for Sweet Home Rodeo Queen. Young, 17, is in her…
We recall events of year 2006
Today we offer our annual Year in Review, which lists some of the more significant developments and news…
Kenneth Elavsky
July 9, 1924-Dec. 24, 2006 Kenneth Carl Elavsky, 82, died Dec. 24, 2006. He was born July 9,…
Eugene Thorp
July 9, 1920-Nov. 19, 2006 Funeral services have been held for Eugene “Gene” Thorp, 86, of Valliant, McCurtain…
Harold C. Alton
Nov. 4, 1927-Dec. 22, 2006 Harold C. Alton, 79, of Sweet Home died Dec. 22, 2006 in Lebanon.…